Chocolate Caramel Cookies

This is the last cookie I plan to make in 2010. I always have so much fun baking and this year was no exception. I enjoy being in the kitchen, listening to Christmas music, and asking my oldest son to help. He loves to bake with me. This year he was sick for most of the baking but he did get to help with this cookie.

(I forgot to pose them on a plate.)
Ingredients:
3/4 cup unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons water
2 cups semisweet chocolate
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
36 Hershey Kisses with Caramel

In a large pan over low heat, cook butter , sugar and water until butter melts.

Add chocolate chips and stir until partially melted. Remove from heat and continue to stir until chocolate is melted. Pour into a large bowl and let stand for about 10 minutes to cool off a little.

While you are waiting you can lick this spoon. (And then put it in the dishwasher, of course.) You haven't used the eggs yet! Guilt free.

Beat eggs into bowl of chocolate mixture at a high speed. Reduce speed to low and add the dry ingredients, beating until blended. Chill dough for about one hour.

Preheat oven to 350. Roll dough into balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet about two inches apart. Bake about 8 minutes. While the cookies bake, unwrap the Hershey Kisses. When you take cookies out of the oven, place a Kiss on each cookie. Just place it on there, don't push it in. Let it sit for about 5 minutes and spread the Kiss on the cookie.

Deee-licious.